Onibury, Craven Arms, Shropshire SY7 9AW
10 reasons to choose Onny Church of England Primary School
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Onny Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Craven Arms and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Onny Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 18 members of Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Onny Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Onny Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Onny Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Onny Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Onny Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
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